American Electric Power has purposefully shut off power to neighborhoods as it works to repair damage caused by this week's powerful storms.
AEP, one of the biggest power generators in the country, blames several factors: the severe storms that pounded Ohio Monday night and Tuesday, followed by the heat that is pushing temperatures up to nearly triple digits this week, as well as demand for electricity.Massive power outage continues in Columbus area, leaving residents to struggle with heat
AEP says the decision to shut off power in some neighborhoods was done to keep outages from spreading and making it even harder and longer to restore power.Power was coming back on in some areas on Wednesday, while other areas were reporting power coming back and then going off again. AEP says the neighborhoods chosen were based on the dangers of overloads that could make outages worse and longer to restore.
Nate Schweitzer, who lives on North 4th Street, was walking along Summit. He said he lost power just 20 minutes before. In this case, AEP is shutting off power temporarily to specific locations to ease constraints on power lines that it says could make outages worse.Columbus extends hours at select community centers, pools, splash pads due to heat wave
Leake and her two high school aged children instead spent the evening alternating between the front porch and her car, using half a tank of gas to try and stay cool. The food in their refrigerator and freezer has by now gone bad, leaving them with nothing to eat.
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